Short Message

Short MESSAGE : PESAN pendek

The predictive questions:

- What kind of text is it?

- What is the text about?

- What is the purpose/ Aim/ objective/ the goal of the text? Apa tujuannya

- Who sends the message? / who makes the message? Siapa yang mengirim pesan tersebut

- Who is the message for? To whom the message? Untuk siapa pesan tersebut?

- What time?

- Why? Mengapa

- Dan wh-question lainnya

Dear Mira,

I am sorry I have to tell you that I can’t come to your house to work on our project as we planned before. Unexpected thing happens. My grandma must be hospitalized soon. I’ll tell you about our plan later.

Dinda

1. From the message above we know that …
1. Dinda and Mira have to work together on their project.
2. Dinda’s grandma involves in the project.
3. Dinda and her grandma will meet Mira at the hospital.
4. Dinda expects Mira to stay in the hospital with her.

2. What is Dinda’s purpose to write such kind of message?
1. to tell about her sick grandma
2. to give information about the delay of an activity.
3. to ask Mira to work on their project.
4. to persuade Mira to change the project

Dear Sinta,

Please meet me in the canteen at the first break. I tell you a secret. See you.

Fauzi

3. What does Fauzi want Shinta to do at the first break?

a. She discusses a problem with him.

b. She has a chat with him

c. She does her homework with him

d. She meets him in canteen

To: Bayu

Don’t forget to pick up your little sister

at Ananda English Course (AEC) at 05.00 p.m.

Thank you dear

Love,

Mum

4. What is Bayu’s little sister doing?

a. She is picking up her brother

b. She is having an English course

c. She is doing her homework with her friends

d. She is waiting her teacher

5. When will Bayu pick up his sister?
1. in the afternoon
2. in the evening
3. in the morning
4. at night

6. Who sends the message
1. Bayu’s teacher
2. Bayu’s mother
3. Bayu’s sister’s teacher
4. Bayu